Matthew Rogers
Wayne County Galen
Marengo Post Office
NY
Burlin Ohio
April the 23rd 1837
Dear friends
I now take my pen in hand to in form you we are all in good health and hope that these lines will find you enjoying the same blessing. We received your very kind letter last Monday and was very glad to hear you were all well although it contained some very affecting news respecting Johns[1] death. He is gone yet we must all meet with the same fate some time or other and tho little we do think of it it is the best thing we think of in health. We expected to hear of his death when we received your former letter that spoke of Mrs Andersons death. We received your letter about a week after I sent mine it got carry apart here.
Mother is going to start for Dutchess County if nothing will hinder but such will hinder Mr Tinlas and his wife is going to Connecticut and if she is going with them Phebe Ann[2] is going with Mother. Her health is very poor I fear she is getting the consumption. Her health has been very poor these two months. Mother thinks you think she wont go but nothing but sickness will hinder she will stop when she comes back and make you a visit. I would like to have Mother to go to Perris and find out how they are.
We have had a very cold spring so far as Peleg has lived out in this neighbor hood. We are very much pleased to hear that Mathew is coming out this spring. I hope he will come as soon as he can you wished to see where Peleg’s work for Mr. Wheeler about half a mile from fathers. He is building a very long tavern this spring. We are keeping house between Wheelers and fathers. It is the first time I was all alone and I like it very much. I am not exactly all alone for Caroline makes me frequent visits. When she gets a little offended she comes here.
Peleg wants Mother should bring his money and if Brown has not got that of Joann Beadle he wants you should try once more and allow him one dollar for the dog it then be four dollars. As for the account about going to the west Peleg thought he was coming ‘til he got to Clyde and took his chest along but he did not and he was very glad of it. If you could get it Peleg would like to have you get a good calfskin if you could get that of loam(?). You had better secure you money pretty close for there are plenty of pickpockets on the way and especially on the Lake. I like Ohio better than ever.
I send you best respects to you all
and especially to Father and
Mother Rogers[3]
Mother sends her best
Respects to all of you she
Wants Mary Marshall[6] to write
When Mother comes write a good long letter
Give my love to Annis[7] and Lucy Sly
Tell Rhoda Chase that Mary wants she should write her
A good long letter Mary sends love to you all she would
Like to have a letter from Harriet Sedore
The letter you spoke of in you letter that Brown had sent we have not received
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